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attoamq Patented Apr. 14, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MASON ARTHUR WHITE, F CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 'IO PIGGLY WIGGLY COR- PORATION, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE CASE Application filed March 22, 1929, Serial No. 349,093. Renewed September 2, 1930.

This invention relates to a display case, and it is an object of the invention to provide an improved device of this character designed to advantageously display candy, cake and dried fruit in one unit; all as will be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating one application of the invention,

Figure 2, a rear elevation,

Figure 3, a top plan view with part of the top broken away,

Figure 4:, a section on the line 44 of Fig. 3, and

Figure 5, a section on the line 5-5 of 20 Fig. 3.

In the drawings reference character 10 indicates a wood base open at its rear side and provided at its front with a cut-out portion 11 closed by a vitrolite panel 12, said base being hollow and of substantially rectangular shape and having a bottom 13 which forms a shelf for supporting a supply of articles beneath the display case, or in a position where they cannot be seen. The base 10 is provided with a top 14 upon which is mounted a display compartment which consists of upright end and rear walls 15 and 16 respectively, and a front wall 17 inclined rearwardly from its front lower edge to its front upper edge. Said front and ends are formed of wooden frames in which are supported glass panels to permit the contents of the case to be seen. The top wall of the display compartment is also formed of glass which is sunk into the frame so that the upper surface of the glass will be flush with the upper surface of the case.

The case is provided at the rear with a plurality of doors 18 and 19 each consisting of a frame in which is mounted a glass panel or plate, and the doors 18 are slidable relative to each other and cover substantially two-thirds of the rear of the case, and the doors 19 are supported by spring hinges 20 which permit each door to swing downwardly to clear the opening, the lower edge of the door being adapted to assume a position permitting unobstructed access to the case.

WVithin the case is disposed a vertical partition of glass or similar material, 21, dividing the case into two compartments. A pair of horizontal shelves 22 and 23 are supported within the cabinet, the extremities of said shelves resting upon angle iron supports 2& and 25 which rest against the end wall of the case, not only for supporting the shelves but for re-enforcing the show case structure. The upper shelf 23 is supported upon the angle iron 25 which has its end portions bent to parallel the respective front and rear sides of the case and said parallel portions are secured to the case for strengthening and reenforcing the same. The lower shelf 22 is supported upon the annular angle iron 24 which extends around the end of the case beneath the same, and also serves to re-enforce the case. Both of the shelves terminate in spaced relation to the front wall, and each is provided at its forward edge with an enameled metal card holder 26, by means of which the prices, etc., of the goods may be displayedw It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in the device without departing from the spirit of the invention, and therefore, it is not limited to what is shown in the drawings and described;

a rear wall comprising sliding doors and an plurality of doors opening downwardly to provide easy access to the cabinet and a glass top joining the front and rear walls, and a plurality of glass partitions dividing the cabinet into a plurality of compartments, the;

cabinet being provided with end walls having angular frame portions secured thereto, said angular portions having the flange extending longitudinally to provide a led e for shelves within the cabinet, a plurality of shelves POSl-p tioned on said. ledges, and means on said shelves adapted to receive price tag holders,

7 substantially as set forth.- 7

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my 5 hand at Cincinnati, Ohio, this 20th da yof March, A. D. nineteen hundred and twentynine. v 7

MASON ARTHUR WHITE. 

